Hans-Joachim Marseille

Hmmm ... last one in ~

Looking good ... I'd like to spray her ~

There's nothing like a bit of old drama on a Monday night ~ Too bad it ended for the Ju.87 here, but DCS: WWII has been gaining steam and that's the most important part.

First take-off?

I thought he meant a 3-point landing :D

Really? What year is yours, and how often do you use it? I can only say that once you feel it, you keep feeling it :joystick: I must say I'm getting biased after being spoiled with the VKB.

Up to you, but the Warthog gimbal will remain plastic ;) After taking it apart myself to re-grease it, I'd hesitate spending that kind of money again on a Warthog. I agree, the metal grip feels nice. The rest of it ... not so much. Also depends if you have a tabletop setup like me, or a simpit. I like the sleek VKB design better than the bulky Warthog. If you mainly play A-10C, then Thrustmaster it is.

Your decision ultimately, but I'd hate to shed out $200-300 again for a product that I know needs further modding and greasing to make it work the way I want it. Not to mention the aesthetics part; it looks like a Frankenbuild :cry: My guess is you already knew what you wanted before you started this thread, no?

I'll take that metal gimbal over a plastic one any time. I fly modern (L-39C/ZA, MiG-15Bis, F-5E) with the KG grip as well and it doesn't bother me (MiG-15Bis grip is actually modelled after KG). I disliked the stick-slip effect of my Warthog (even after re-greasing); the VKB feels so much smoother (less "springy" too) and handling feels more precise. There are quite a bit of buttons on the KG grip, and mapping is done once. The mapping process makes you more aware of what you're actually pressing. Also refer to this thread; http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=168257.

That looks horrid ~ My suggestion would be the VKB; better gimbal, better aesthetics. The grip is plastic, but personally I don't regard this as an issue. I'm glad the bulky Warthog left my table, not to mention the re-greasing part of it.

Nice one, brings back memories ~

Thanks for your feedback ~ Hoping to see your MiG-15 skin released in one way or another (was looking if Belsimtek is actually using your skin as their default now).

Time to close this thread? Talk about anticipation ... :(

Was that a tongue-in-cheek comment or is it actually planned? I'm on the fence for another card, sacrificing my Xfire setup as I'm quite tired of the wait. Getting awesome performance out of Asetto Corsa in Xfire though. I'm undecided what to get ... RX 480?

Nice find, rep added for fast follow-up on dead links ~

Hmmm, the links don't work for me.

Only slightly :D

Low altitude (radar ground clutter), sleek profile, camouflage paintjob ...

Straight of Hormuz, here I come ... [watch on YouTube only, nice pre-flight check and start-up of an Iranian F-5E]

Welcome stranger ~ I sometimes feel like a noob, even after all these years in flightsims.

Straight of Hormuz map begs for foul play, and the battle of Iwo Jima (Leatherneck map I believe) saw the use of napalm ~ On the other hand: Has its use been banned anywhere? Its use against “concentrations of civilians” has been banned under Protocol III of the 1980 United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. There are at present 106 states parties to the Protocol. The United States signed it almost three decades after the General Assembly adopted it, on January 21, 2009: President Barack Obama’s first full day in office. America’s ratification, however, is subject to a diplomatic reservation that says it can disregard the treaty at its discretion if doing so would save civilian lives.

:D Why so?

That struck me as well, and no (apparent) skidding. Any idea if some DCS airfields will have emergency cables for the tailhook (apart from carriers)?

Dead link, but this one still works ... "it smells like ... Victory''